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Slippers

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MawB Wed 13-Nov-19 11:02:18

Do you wear slippers in the house?
I do try as I appreciate the wear on carpets and, especially in the country, the muck that can be brought in and (ironically) always take my shoes off or have a pair of something else to wear at the DDs.
But at home?
I wear slippers when I get out of bed and until I am dressed but just cannot get to grips with wearing them all day! Slippers make me feel slow and a bit lumpy, even clumsy. Perhaps it is the association with total relaxation, but I cannot “work” in them!
So despite having two very nice pairs of comfortable slippers both with indoor/outdoor soles for patio use at short notice, I have now designated a pair of lightweight suede loafers which I wore in the summer as my indoor shoes.
Am I unusual?

craftyone Thu 21-Nov-19 20:07:22

I have the same houseboots witzend. I haven`t worn them yet, my feet are still too warm, in fact I have kicked my slippers off. I do like them on when I wake up, cosy

Cherrytree59 Thu 21-Nov-19 20:28:15

Indoors bare feet or fit-flops.

My mum and paternal grandmother only ever wore dainty slip-on slippers with heel and bit of fluff across the toes.?
They both had a new pair every Christmas.
Always in a different colour.

My father always referred to slippers as house shoes and a dressing gown as a house coat

Cherrytree59 Thu 21-Nov-19 20:29:51

Should that be houseshoes and housecoat ??hmm

NotSpaghetti Thu 21-Nov-19 20:38:58

No, Davida1968 it was over a year ago.

NotSpaghetti Thu 21-Nov-19 20:48:17

MawB, I am like you in that I cannot think in slippers. I work from home and can’t wear them for that! ? They make me feel slow and idle so not good if I need to be bright and engaged!

They are always super-lovely ones though, most recent pairs have been made by Shepherd, and I do wear them in the evening if I’m gawping at the TV or if I’m maybe sitting reading. I’ve also been known to take them to my daughter’s house if it’s chilly or I’m likely to be there some time.

I too have a pair of “indoor shoes” some leather ballerina-type virtually flat summer shoes which I can (thank goodness) think in without any problems!

GagaJo Fri 22-Nov-19 06:17:45

I prefer to have bare/socked feet, but on wood floors that can be very cold, so I DO have a pair of slippers. But I'm always forgetting where I've taken them off. So half the time I don't wear them because they're lost.

MawB Fri 22-Nov-19 08:46:23

Davida1968 it was a thread asking for advice about styles of slipper not my point in my OP and in addition it carries a “zombie” warning ie of being over a year old.

TwiceAsNice Fri 22-Nov-19 09:04:50

I wear slippers when I visit at daughters house , they are kept there, which I change into after taking my shoes off. I have slippers at home ( both are M&S flat mules don’t like closed in slippers as make my feet too hot!) but only wear them half the time. I walk around in socks or bare feet mostly. Always bare feet in the summer.

TrendyNannie6 Tue 26-Nov-19 21:48:53

Slippers every time